The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-12-15
MORRlS IN 1870.
Continued from fourth page.


Bank clearahces Yesterday, Sc, 327,-s
1880.
Ex Chief Gus. Stenger. often
jumps into his wagon and drives to
the fires just out of the old spirit
that in him.
The president of the Board Of FIRE
Commissioners. Albert1 DeKay. has
completed n contract for FIVE addi-
tional hook and ladder trucks.
Coroner Joseph Meir. often recalls
with pleasure the days of his first
canvass for the Office he now fills %
occeptablY to our taxpayers.
L. H. Wellinton although q long
time a servant Of the people in n
county office, made the bulk of his
fortune. like David Davis. in specu-
lating in lands.
Geo. II. Munro. once popular sher-
if of Stevens county. often drops in
on his lineal successor at the court
house to chat about the multifariOus
duties appertaining to the proper fill
ing of that exacting position.
Hon. henry nutchins. late repre-
sentative from the 83rd district to S..
Paul. declines the nomination of Con-
gressman-at-large. lie says his pri-
vate interests at the present junctnre
of affairs will not permit further de-
yotion to the public.
Mayor Wintermute---who first
adorned the chief magistracy of our
city in 'S7 and continuously since, has
just announced his appointment Of
James Griffith, lately Chief of Police.
to the dictatorship Of public safety.
No better appointment could have
been made.
There was q temporary stoppage Of
| the engines at the water works last
week. but the engineer was ready
had the emergency arisen to furnish
all the water necessary for the
proper working of our feet of fire.
engines in case of a confagratiOn.
Now that the political parecellers
have taken upon themselves the
onerous task of selecting candidates
for the various offices, the tax.
payers have little or nothing to do
but vote tickets forwarded to them
in the mails. This is grea. i'm.
provement on the wearing system of
the olden days when individual judg.
ment cut so much of figure.
State Auditor Giltinan spent Sun.
day with his family in Norris and
made an official visit to the court
house on Monday, lie performs the
duties OF his office like a veteran
profiting by his long experience as
auditor of Stevens county,
Postmaster Newell--who was ap
pointed during President Cleveland
first term, informs us that a new gov
eminent building to cost $3.50, OO(
is dead sure thing among the proc
bilities in the near future.
The Morris delegation to the G. A
r. National convention 1T st. Cloud
have the pipe laid for Nathan R.Spurl
for Commander-ln-chief.
| A telegram received this morning
from Grand Forks conveys the pleas
ing intelligence that our townsman's
J. Berkin's PAGER Lady Morris (dam
Mamie) won the $4,000 purse.
TheOpera house was crowded Wed
nesday night by an appreciative aud
fence to witness "Woodcock's Little
Came" The audience was most en-
thusiastic, but those of Jour citizen!
who remembered having witnessed
that play in the early days Of Morris
| in 1883, say that it fell far short Of
that presentation.
Eugene Atwood received yesterday
| direct from Lexington, KY, a string
| Of trotters. Dee Cousins, his famou:
trainer, reports that this stable prom
Uses to be large winner during thu
| season.
The game yesterday between tn;
home and Wahpeton mines at TIT
Crystal Lake Park grounds was wit
messed by some 1900 people, and re
suited in a victory for the Morris clul
by a score of 43 to l. This is tn,
tenth consecutive game won by tn,
Morris club. and inSures to them the
pennant of the Western league.
Mai. Lon Hollister has just return
ed from the East and has concluded
to purchase farm near town where
he will raise Durhams.
Morris IS now known Throughout
the world as the City of Towers. Thu
first tower was constructed in tn,
year 1885, and that one succeeded 81
admirably in the nses for which i
was originally built that our people
have thought best to purchase an Ell
CINE each year, and to erect tower
for each engine so purchased. W.
have now sixteen of those efficient
handwriting engines and sixteer
lofty towers.
Mrs. Fred. Bailey pleasantly enter
tanned a party of intimate friend:
last evening at her home. 1890 Sixth
ave. north. Drive whist was tn,
principal feature of the evening.
/ 1t is rumOred that Hon. IL. il
Wells will he candidate for Cover
nor on the republican ticket mex
i year.